Problems exist in every country, in every corner of the world, amongst every race, religion and economy. Problems are part of life. As I have written before, life isn't fair. If your mother didn't teach you that, she did you a grave disservice. Even in a country that has been blessed by rich natural resources and the best form of governance known to mankind, we still have problems. As any physician will tell you, the proper diagnosis is the first and most important step to curing any disease. Businesspeople will explain the same applies for them--no problems can be solved until the root cause is discovered.
We are witnessing another round of looting and rioting in low-income black neighborhoods. Presumably, this has been caused by "unnecessary police brutality". Unfortunately, that is just the excuse to behave like idiots. The media has gone out of its way to sensationalize and capitalize upon the "race problems"in this country. The latest wave of race-baiting started with Trayvon Martin, went on to include violence in Missouri after the Michael Brown case and has now moved on to Baltimore where Freddie Gray died after an encounter with the police. Let me state here unequivocally that there is never an excuse for police brutality. It is a gross misuse of power and betrays and erodes the public trust which is essential between police and the public. When the media pounces on these incidents without the benefit of complete information, they inflame an already touchy situation and selfishly exploit ugly tragedies for the almighty dollar.
Sadly, the missing element in all of these cases is time and patience. George Zimmerman is not an innocent man, but was exonerated of the charges brought against him. It was a tragic and foolish incident on the part of both people involved. Time demonstrated that Michael Brown was not the innocent, gentle giant he was painted to be. As much as Eric Holder and the local lynch mob wanted to convict the officer involved, there was no evidence of wrongdoing nor racism on his part. Something obviously went terribly wrong with Freddie Gray's arrest. We're only now beginning to understand what happened. The investigation will go forward, the facts will come out and there may very well be firings and prosecutions. If they are justified, America will support, yea demand, that they happen. This is not an issue of race.
If the mentality that brings about rioting and looting were simply a matter of misguided mass media merchants and rampant police brutality, we would know the source of these problems. The disappointing truth is that few people within the political arena are willing to actually diagnose the disease that is crippling the inner cities in the United States. In the black communities themselves, there are voices speaking out against this kind of lawless and disgusting behavior, but they are often ignored and drowned out by those who are filled with anger, hatred and racism. Some have excused the looting by saying these are "angry black youth". And? Is that some sort of justification for behaving like a barbarian? If they are indeed angry, why? How does burning and looting their neighbors make that case? Or is it simply an excuse for entitled lawlessness?
Until we as a people are willing to look at the real and fundamental causes of this behavior it will never change. Perhaps they are angry because they are stuck in pathetic schools where they suffer from the "discrimination of low expectations". Failing grades, disrespect and criminal behavior are expected and when someone dares to step outside of that expectation they are often criticized for "being white". They are shamed, at times by their own family members and neighbors for trying to change their lot in life. Even many exemplary blacks who have made something of themselves are discounted and vilified because of their political philosophies. Clarence Thomas, Condaleezza Rice and Ben Carson are success stories to be emulated by any person from any race. But, because liberalism is the trump card that eclipses everything else, they are dismissed out of hand rather than being held up as an example of vision, hard work and perseverance. Perhaps they are angry because a fathers in black homes are an endangered species. Liberal government has been foisting itself on low-income, minority neighborhoods as a substitute for a father for generations with epic and appalling consequences. Perhaps they are angry because they are poor, uneducated and bored with zero possibility of change on their horizon. Their savior, Barack, was elected by promising the moon to this voting block which he then takes completely for granted and has delivered absolutely zero. Unemployment for black youths aged 16-19 is an appalling 25%. I wonder if they're angry about all the jobs that will be going to the illegal immigrants the President is determined to naturalize (regardless of how many laws have to be broken for him to do so). Drug abuse and drug dealing are a chronic and debilitating disease in black communities and young black men are more likely to be killed by each other than any other cause. I might be angry too.
Being angry, however, never justifies this kind of behavior. As demonstrated by the mother who waded into the thick of the rioting in Baltimore and dragged her teenage son home by the ear, his behavior was not acceptable. Ever. Period. Way to go Mom. When we as a society excuse this self-degrading barbarism, we send the message that anger justifies any action and that a temper tantrum is the proper way to respond to anger. What parent would ever send that message to their child?! These are not protesters. They are thugs and criminals which they can only learn when their actions are rejected by society-at-large and receive the proper consequences for their actions. To the many that have had the courage in the black community to speak out and condemn this behavior, I salute you. But until we, as a nation, are willing to look at the real causative issues behind this behavior, it will only get worse. Fathers need to take responsibility for their children and realize that there is more to the job than being a sperm donor. Our education system in Democrat led inner-cities needs to stop catering to corrupt teachers unions and make educating children their number one priority. Education does not require money so much as it is requires a family and community investment in people and correct priorities. And it is high time that black communities throw off the slavery of low expectations placed upon them by the Democrats that have been bleeding them dry for decades. Democrats have been making hollow promises since Lyndon B. Johnson, all the while watching them suffer and regress under their socialist and demeaning policies. Black people are neither stupid, nor lazy, nor weak, but Democrat politicians see them that way and would rather keep them exactly where they are and guarantee their political support than see them succeed, open their eyes to reality in the 21st century and risk losing their votes and thus their power, forever.
Sad, sad things are happening in this country. Every day people in this country lose their lives at the hands of selfish and thoughtless individuals. Corrupt cops don't have a monopoly in this arena, neither do black young men. This is a moral crisis that will take the efforts of all of us to turn this around. The first step is a correct diagnosis, but the only thing that matters in the end is change. Lip service, pandering and political posturing will accomplish nothing. A sincere effort by all of us to return to personal responsibility, to live the Golden Rule and to be our brother's keeper is what will really make lasting change. Yes, black lives matter; every life matters. It is time we started acting that way.
We are witnessing another round of looting and rioting in low-income black neighborhoods. Presumably, this has been caused by "unnecessary police brutality". Unfortunately, that is just the excuse to behave like idiots. The media has gone out of its way to sensationalize and capitalize upon the "race problems"in this country. The latest wave of race-baiting started with Trayvon Martin, went on to include violence in Missouri after the Michael Brown case and has now moved on to Baltimore where Freddie Gray died after an encounter with the police. Let me state here unequivocally that there is never an excuse for police brutality. It is a gross misuse of power and betrays and erodes the public trust which is essential between police and the public. When the media pounces on these incidents without the benefit of complete information, they inflame an already touchy situation and selfishly exploit ugly tragedies for the almighty dollar.
Sadly, the missing element in all of these cases is time and patience. George Zimmerman is not an innocent man, but was exonerated of the charges brought against him. It was a tragic and foolish incident on the part of both people involved. Time demonstrated that Michael Brown was not the innocent, gentle giant he was painted to be. As much as Eric Holder and the local lynch mob wanted to convict the officer involved, there was no evidence of wrongdoing nor racism on his part. Something obviously went terribly wrong with Freddie Gray's arrest. We're only now beginning to understand what happened. The investigation will go forward, the facts will come out and there may very well be firings and prosecutions. If they are justified, America will support, yea demand, that they happen. This is not an issue of race.
If the mentality that brings about rioting and looting were simply a matter of misguided mass media merchants and rampant police brutality, we would know the source of these problems. The disappointing truth is that few people within the political arena are willing to actually diagnose the disease that is crippling the inner cities in the United States. In the black communities themselves, there are voices speaking out against this kind of lawless and disgusting behavior, but they are often ignored and drowned out by those who are filled with anger, hatred and racism. Some have excused the looting by saying these are "angry black youth". And? Is that some sort of justification for behaving like a barbarian? If they are indeed angry, why? How does burning and looting their neighbors make that case? Or is it simply an excuse for entitled lawlessness?
Until we as a people are willing to look at the real and fundamental causes of this behavior it will never change. Perhaps they are angry because they are stuck in pathetic schools where they suffer from the "discrimination of low expectations". Failing grades, disrespect and criminal behavior are expected and when someone dares to step outside of that expectation they are often criticized for "being white". They are shamed, at times by their own family members and neighbors for trying to change their lot in life. Even many exemplary blacks who have made something of themselves are discounted and vilified because of their political philosophies. Clarence Thomas, Condaleezza Rice and Ben Carson are success stories to be emulated by any person from any race. But, because liberalism is the trump card that eclipses everything else, they are dismissed out of hand rather than being held up as an example of vision, hard work and perseverance. Perhaps they are angry because a fathers in black homes are an endangered species. Liberal government has been foisting itself on low-income, minority neighborhoods as a substitute for a father for generations with epic and appalling consequences. Perhaps they are angry because they are poor, uneducated and bored with zero possibility of change on their horizon. Their savior, Barack, was elected by promising the moon to this voting block which he then takes completely for granted and has delivered absolutely zero. Unemployment for black youths aged 16-19 is an appalling 25%. I wonder if they're angry about all the jobs that will be going to the illegal immigrants the President is determined to naturalize (regardless of how many laws have to be broken for him to do so). Drug abuse and drug dealing are a chronic and debilitating disease in black communities and young black men are more likely to be killed by each other than any other cause. I might be angry too.
Being angry, however, never justifies this kind of behavior. As demonstrated by the mother who waded into the thick of the rioting in Baltimore and dragged her teenage son home by the ear, his behavior was not acceptable. Ever. Period. Way to go Mom. When we as a society excuse this self-degrading barbarism, we send the message that anger justifies any action and that a temper tantrum is the proper way to respond to anger. What parent would ever send that message to their child?! These are not protesters. They are thugs and criminals which they can only learn when their actions are rejected by society-at-large and receive the proper consequences for their actions. To the many that have had the courage in the black community to speak out and condemn this behavior, I salute you. But until we, as a nation, are willing to look at the real causative issues behind this behavior, it will only get worse. Fathers need to take responsibility for their children and realize that there is more to the job than being a sperm donor. Our education system in Democrat led inner-cities needs to stop catering to corrupt teachers unions and make educating children their number one priority. Education does not require money so much as it is requires a family and community investment in people and correct priorities. And it is high time that black communities throw off the slavery of low expectations placed upon them by the Democrats that have been bleeding them dry for decades. Democrats have been making hollow promises since Lyndon B. Johnson, all the while watching them suffer and regress under their socialist and demeaning policies. Black people are neither stupid, nor lazy, nor weak, but Democrat politicians see them that way and would rather keep them exactly where they are and guarantee their political support than see them succeed, open their eyes to reality in the 21st century and risk losing their votes and thus their power, forever.
Sad, sad things are happening in this country. Every day people in this country lose their lives at the hands of selfish and thoughtless individuals. Corrupt cops don't have a monopoly in this arena, neither do black young men. This is a moral crisis that will take the efforts of all of us to turn this around. The first step is a correct diagnosis, but the only thing that matters in the end is change. Lip service, pandering and political posturing will accomplish nothing. A sincere effort by all of us to return to personal responsibility, to live the Golden Rule and to be our brother's keeper is what will really make lasting change. Yes, black lives matter; every life matters. It is time we started acting that way.
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